The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Denis Desaegher finished 564th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 2:00:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 7:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:08v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 4:53v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 5:13v median +0:27
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Block 04 18:48Running 4 5:16v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 07 17:50Running 7 5:30v median +0:40
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Block 08 20:33Running 8 6:30v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.